西澳有色金属矿情况.doc

有色金属矿： Commenced Operations Diamonds East Kimberley - Argyle Diamond Mine(and Underground Expansion) Argyle Diamond Mines Pty Limited Development of the Argyle Diamond Mine commenced in 1982 and mining commenced in the main ore body (AK1) in 1985. The mine is operational and in order to extend the life of the mine the company has committed to an underground mine expansion. Commencement of underground operations occurred in Q4 of 2008. The company is continuing to construct the underground mine, which will extend the project's life beyond 2018. Despite a slowdown in critical development activities in the first quarter of 2009 due to difficult market conditions, the underground project is well positioned to ramp up to full operating capacity of 8.5 million tonnes per annum by 2013.Concurrently, open pit mine production is winding down with the last ore expected to be extracted in 2010. Currently 67% of Argyle Diamonds' site workforce is locally based of whom 25% are Aboriginal. Argyle aims for at least 40% indigenous workforce by the time the underground mine is in full production. Expenditure: $1.2b. Employment: Construction: 250; Operation: 420 Gold Kalgoorlie - Super Pit - Golden Pike Cutback Kalgorlie Consolidated Gold Mines KCGM In January 2010, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) received the final environmental approval from the Department of Mines and Petroleum to extend the working life of its Fimiston Super Pit open cut mine until 2021. The approval will allow the deepening of the Super Pit to 600m, the development of additional waste dumps and the expansion of tailings storage facilities. KCGM commenced preliminary works on the Golden Pike cutback in February 2010. Over the next two to three years, Golden Pike will become the primary cutback for the Fimiston Open Pit. Employment: Operation: 1043 Committed Projects Bauxite 铝土矿 Worsley/Boddington - Alumina Refinery - E & G Project Expansion to 4.7Mtpa BHP Biliton Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd BHP Billiton ann